Tag Archives: Health
Emergency services disruption for one week in Porcupine Plain
A week-long disruption to emergency services in Porcupine Plain has started today.From this morning at 8 a.m. until next Tuesday at 8 a.m., emergency services and outpatient services will not be avail...
Oct 05, 2021
Proof of vaccination required for staff with Sask. Rivers School Division
Staff at all public schools in Prince Albert will now need proof of vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test.At its recent board meeting, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division approved new measure...
Oct 05, 2021
Black Lake outbreak officially declared over
The Athabasca Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak that began more than 10 weeks ago in Black Lake to be over.That's according to primary health care executive director Taiwo Olubanwo, wh...
Oct 04, 2021
Fitness centres, classes adjusting to mandatory vaccination
As September turned to October, a new set of public health orders came into effect in Saskatchewan, most of which revolved around proof of vaccination. Anyone entering a large venue, a liquor store, o...
Oct 04, 2021
‘I am being penalized’: Former Sask Party MLA speaks out
A former member of the Saskatchewan Party who made waves over her vaccination status is speaking for the first time.Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson resigned from the party caucus last week after...
Oct 04, 2021
Canada must convince countries who reject mixed-dose travellers: travel association
OTTAWA - Convincing dubious countries to allow Canadians with mixed vaccines to travel across their borders may be tricky, but Canada has a responsibility to try, according to a director with the Asso...
Oct 04, 2021
Federal government could push provinces on vaccine mandate for workers, document says
OTTAWA - Senior federal officials were told in the spring that the government could make it mandatory for all workers countrywide to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Trudeau Liberals have promised to...
Oct 04, 2021
More than a dozen schools close in New Brunswick as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
FREDERICTON - Another sharp jump in COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick forced more than a dozen schools to close Monday, following reports on the weekend indicating the latest surge in infections was sho...
Oct 04, 2021
Alberta reports slight drop in critically ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting a slight drop in the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients in hospital - three per cent down from a week ago. Alberta Health Services says in a statement that ther...
Oct 04, 2021
'Doing what I want': Injured Humboldt Bronco achieving independence in his recovery
CALGARY - Three years after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash claimed the lives of 11 of his teammates, Ryan Straschnitzki is well on his way to reaching a major goal - the ability to live an independent...
Oct 04, 2021